The Defence Headquarters in Abuja has announced the sacking
AVM Abdullahi Kure, the commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff
College (AFCSC) Jaji, Kaduna State and Corps Commander, Major-General
Mohammed Isa was also sacked.
Their sack follows last
Sunday bombing of the St. Andrews Military Protestant Church at the Army
base leading to the death of 15 persons as two car bombs exploded
minutes apart during a church service.
The Defence Headquarters
spokesperson, Col. Mohammed Yerima said in a statement that Air Vice
Marshal EE Osim is to replace Air Vice Marshal Kure as Commandant Armed
Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) while Maj Gen KC Osuji will act
as Corps Commander, Infantry, Jaji.
The statement also stated “An
inquiry raised by defense headquarters to unravel the circumstances
that led to
the bomb explosion which rocked Saint Andrew’s protestant
church at the Jaji Military Command in Kaduna state last week. Air Vice
Marshall Kure and Major-General Isa will be redeployed by their
respective services.”
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